The Islamic Republic of Iran has vowed to launch retaliatory strikes against the United States after Israel unleashed a wave of crushing attacks through the night.
In a bold and long-planned operation, Israel has delivered a devastating blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Israel launched a wave of precision airstrikes and targeted assassinations deep inside Iranian territory.
Codenamed Operation Rising Lion, the mission utilized over 200 Israeli fighter jets, elite Mossad commandos, and explosive-laden drones to strike key nuclear facilities, missile programs, and top Iranian military leaders.
The operation unfolded all in a single, coordinated overnight campaign.
“The days of appeasement are over,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared.
“Israel will not sit back and allow a genocidal regime to develop nuclear weapons.”
Israeli intelligence agencies have reportedly spent years laying the groundwork for this strike.
The operation consisted of three major tactical components:
• Mossad Commandos on the Ground: Israeli operatives entered Iran ahead of the assault and placed precision-guided weapons near Iranian air defense systems, triggering them simultaneously with the aerial barrage.
• Attack Systems Hidden in Civilian Vehicles: Covert Israeli units embedded munitions inside ordinary vehicles across Iran. Once activated, these vehicles launched coordinated strikes on high-value targets, including the homes of senior regime officials.
• Drone Base Inside Iran: Mossad reportedly established a secret base of drones hidden in the Iranian interior. These were unleashed in unison, striking Iranian surface-to-surface missile sites with devastating accuracy.
Among the eliminated Iranian leaders was Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The IRGC is the terrorist backbone of the Iranian regime.
Israeli media reports also confirm the deaths of six nuclear scientists and the near-total neutralization of Iran’s air force leadership during a secret underground meeting.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now reeling from the blow, has appointed a new IRGC commander and issued dark warnings of “bitter revenge,” calling the strikes a “declaration of war.”
By Friday morning, over 100 Iranian drones were reportedly launched toward Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is actively working to intercept all incoming threats, with no major damage reported thus far.
President Donald Trump told Fox News he was given a heads-up about the impending attack on Iran before it occurred.
However, Trump asserted the United States did not help.
Trump reportedly added that the United States will defend itself and Israel if Iran retaliates.
The president will hold a meeting with the National Security Council later this morning.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and we are hoping to get back to the negotiating table,” Trump said.
“We will see. There are several people in leadership that will not be coming back.”
In a chilling warning to Americans, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has laid the blame for Israel’s attack squarely at the feet of the United States.
This comes despite repeated denials from US officials of involvement in the coordinated attacks.
In a statement to Al Jazeera, the ministry said:
“The dangerous and far-reaching effects and consequences of the Zionist regime’s aggression against our beloved homeland of Iran will be the responsibility of this regime and its supporters.
“The Zionist regime’s aggressive actions against Iran cannot have been carried out without the coordination and authorization of the United States.
“Accordingly, the United States government, as the main supporter of this regime, will also be responsible for the dangerous effects and consequences of the Zionist regime’s adventure.”
Throughout the week, as the threat of an attack on Iran reached fever pitch, Iranian defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that if talks fail and “a conflict is imposed on us,” Iran “will target all US bases in the host countries.”
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